Fotograf Zone AI FORUM is an innovative international conference focused on connecting AI technology and creativity. It offers a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration and open discussion about the possibilities of using AI in art, technology, and social development. The event was part of the Prague AI Days.
The event took place on November 4 at Studio FAMU, featuring guests whose names strongly resonate on an international level. German artist Boris Eldagsen, author of the winning image at the Sony World Photography Awards 2023 - which he created using AI and subsequently declined to accept the prize - spoke about how the creator’s role has shifted from text prompting to working with images as material and reference. His talk also explored the complexity of creative collaboration between humans and AI, and the implications for the role and education of creatives.
Kalmyk-American poet, artist, and AI researcher Sasha Stiles offered a deeply personal perspective on the rapidly evolving relationship between humanity and machines. She also shared how the timeless art of poetry can help us navigate the emotional, ethical, and existential challenges of human existence in the age of AI.
The third guest, Claudia Larcher, an Austrian artist, filmmaker, and AI researcher, took the audience on a journey into history, demonstrating how AI responds to gender biases and historical gaps in data. Through rewriting visual history, her project AI and the Art of Historical Reinterpretation, awarded at Ars Electronica Prix 2024, strengthens the position of marginalized groups and critically examines whose stories are preserved, altered, or erased in mainstream narratives.
All three guests then joined a joint panel discussion on the topic: How is AI changing our perception of language in the context of visual art? The discussion focused primarily on different creators’ approaches to using AI in transforming language into visual works, and on how this process influences our relationship to text and image.